NFL
Greg Zuerlein
Greg Zuerlein
New York Jets, Kicker
Age: 36-131d (Dec 27, 1987)
Exp: 11 Years
Country: US
College: MIssouri Western State
Drafted: Round 6 (#171 overall), 2012
2024 Cap Hit
$1,882,112
2024 Cash
$4,200,000
Career Earnings
$25,349,379
2024-2025 pending-free-agent-extension (CURRENT)
Greg Zuerlein signed a 2 year , $8,400,000 contract with the New York Jets, including $2,890,000 signing bonus, $4,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,200,000. In 2024, Zuerlein will earn a base salary of $1,210,000 and a signing bonus of $2,890,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,882,112 and a dead cap value of $4,100,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $8,400,000
Average Salary:
$4,200,000
Signing Bonus:
$2,890,000
GTD at Sign:
$4,200,000
Total GTD:
$4,200,000
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
| Year | Age | Status | Base P5 Salary | Signing Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
37 | $1,210,000 | $2,890,000 | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | |
| 2025 |
|
38 | $4,100,000 | - | $4,200,000 | $8,400,000 | $4,200,000 | $4,200,000 | |
| 2026 |
|
39 |
Void |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2027 |
|
40 |
Void |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2028 |
|
41 |
Void |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
Contract Notes
- $4.2M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2024 salary/per game bonus)
- Per Game Active Bonus: $5,882 ($100,000)
Source:
NFL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Free Agent
Greg Zuerlein signed a 1 year , $2,600,000 contract with the New York Jets, including $500,000 signing bonus, $1,750,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,600,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,600,000
Average Salary:
$2,600,000
Signing Bonus:
$500,000
GTD at Sign:
$1,750,000
Total GTD:
$1,750,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2022-2022 Free Agent
Greg Zuerlein signed a 1 year , $2,750,000 contract with the New York Jets, including an average annual salary of $2,750,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,750,000
Average Salary:
$2,750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2020-2022
Greg Zuerlein signed a 3 year , $7,500,000 contract with the Dallas Cowboys, including $1,000,000 signing bonus, $2,250,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,500,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $7,500,000
Average Salary:
$2,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$1,000,000
GTD at Sign:
$2,250,000
Total GTD:
$2,250,000
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2017-2019
Greg Zuerlein signed a 3 year , $6,750,000 contract with the Los Angeles Rams, including $750,000 signing bonus, $2,375,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,250,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $6,750,000
Average Salary:
$2,250,000
Signing Bonus:
$750,000
GTD at Sign:
$2,375,000
Total GTD:
$2,375,000
Free Agent:
2020 / UFA
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2016-2016
Greg Zuerlein signed a 1 year , $1,250,000 contract with the Los Angeles Rams, including $400,000 signing bonus, $675,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,250,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,250,000
Average Salary:
$1,250,000
Signing Bonus:
$400,000
GTD at Sign:
$675,000
Total GTD:
$675,000
Free Agent:
2017 / UFA
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2012-2015 Rookie
Greg Zuerlein signed a 4 year , $2,275,473 contract with the St. Louis Rams, including $128,820 signing bonus, $128,820 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $568,868.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $2,275,473
Average Salary:
$568,868
Signing Bonus:
$128,820
GTD at Sign:
$128,820
Total GTD:
$128,820
Free Agent:
2016 / UFA
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Career Earnings thru 2024
$25,349,379
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$518,820 |
$518,820 |
|
| 2013 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$480,000 |
$998,820 |
|
| 2014 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$585,551 |
$1,584,371 |
|
| 2015 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$720,268 |
$2,304,639 |
|
| 2016 | 29 |
|
Active
|
$1,250,000 |
$3,554,639 |
|
| 2017 | 30 |
|
Injured
|
$2,375,000 |
$5,929,639 |
|
| 2018 | 31 |
|
Active
|
$3,300,000 |
$9,229,639 |
|
| 2019 | 32 |
|
Active
|
$2,325,000 |
$11,554,639 |
|
| 2020 | 33 |
|
Active
|
$2,544,744 |
$14,099,383 |
|
| 2021 | 34 |
|
Active
|
$2,485,294 |
$16,584,677 |
|
| 2022 | 35 |
|
Active
|
$1,985,294 |
$18,569,971 |
|
| 2023 | 36 |
|
Active
|
$2,579,408 |
$21,149,379 |
|
| 2024 | 37 |
|
Active
|
$4,200,000 |
$25,349,379 |
|
| Total |
$25,349,379 |
$25,349,379 |
||||
| 2025 | 38 |
|
Active
|
$4,200,000 |
$29,549,379 |
|
| Total |
$29,549,379 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Workout | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |
|
25 |
$390,000
|
$128,820 |
$518,820 |
$518,820 |
|||||
| 2013 |
|
26 |
$480,000
|
$480,000 |
$998,820 |
||||||
| 2014 |
|
27 |
$570,000
|
$15,551 |
$585,551 |
$1,584,371 |
|||||
| 2015 |
|
28 |
$691,102
|
$29,166 |
$720,268 |
$2,304,639 |
|||||
| 2016 |
|
29 |
$850,000
|
$400,000 |
$1,250,000 |
$3,554,639 |
|||||
| 2017 |
|
30 |
$1,375,000
|
$750,000 |
$250,000 |
$2,375,000 |
$5,929,639 |
||||
| 2018 |
|
31 |
$2,050,000
|
$250,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$3,300,000 |
$9,229,639 |
||||
| 2019 |
|
32 |
$2,325,000
|
$2,325,000 |
$11,554,639 |
||||||
| 2020 |
|
33 |
$1,250,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$250,000 |
$44,744 |
$2,544,744 |
$14,099,383 |
|||
| 2021 |
|
34 |
$2,250,000
|
$235,294 |
$2,485,294 |
$16,584,677 |
|||||
| 2022 |
|
35 |
$1,500,000
|
$250,000 |
$235,294 |
$1,985,294 |
$18,569,971 |
||||
| 2023 |
|
36 |
$1,750,000
|
$500,000 |
$2,579,408 |
$21,149,379 |
|||||
| 2024 |
|
37 |
$1,210,000
|
$2,890,000 |
$4,200,000 |
$25,349,379 |
|||||
| Total |
$16,691,102 |
$5,918,820 |
$986,139 |
$1,323,910 |
$25,349,379 |
$25,349,379 |
|||||
| 2025 |
|
38 |
$4,100,000
|
$4,200,000 |
$29,549,379 |
||||||
| Total |
$20,791,102 |
$5,918,820 |
$986,139 |
$1,323,910 |
$29,549,379 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Roster | Restructure | Option | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |
|
$8,731,102 | $1,278,820 | $265,551 | - | - | $1,279,166 | $11,554,639 |
| 2 |
|
$3,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $485,294 | - | - | $44,744 | $5,030,038 |
| 2 |
|
$3,250,000 | $750,000 | $235,294 | - | - | - | $4,564,702 |
-
Mar 11, 2024
Signed a 2 year $8.4 million contract extension with New York (NYJ)
-
Mar 13, 2023
Signed a 1 year $2.6 million contract with New York (NYJ)
-
Mar 26, 2022
Signed a 1 year $2 million contract with New York (NYJ)
-
Mar 11, 2022
Released by Dallas (DAL), clearing $2.485 million
-
Mar 27, 2020
Signed a 3 year $7.5 million contract with Dallas (DAL)
-
Mar 14, 2017
Signed a 3 year $6.75 million contract with Los Angeles (LA)
-
Apr 15, 2016
Signed a 1 year $1.25 million contract with Los Angeles (LAR)
-
Jun 05, 2012
Signed a 4 year $2.27 million contract with St. Louis (STL)
-
Apr 28, 2012
Drafted by St. Louis (STL): Round 6 (#171 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | Snaps | Snaps% | FG ATT | FG MADE | FG MADE% | PAT ATT | PAT MADE | PAT MADE% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NYJ | 16 | 110 | 0.00 | 38 | 35 | 92.1 | 16 | 15 | 93.8 |
| 2022 | NYJ | 17 | 123 | 0.00 | 37 | 30 | 81.1 | 29 | 28 | 96.6 |
| 2021 | DAL | 16 | 128 | 0.00 | 35 | 29 | 82.9 | 48 | 42 | 87.5 |
| 2020 | DAL | 16 | 161 | 0.00 | 41 | 34 | 82.9 | 36 | 33 | 91.7 |
| 2019 | LAR | 16 | 156 | 0.00 | 33 | 24 | 72.7 | 42 | 42 | 100.0 |
| 2018 | LAR | 11 | 144 | 0.00 | 31 | 27 | 87.1 | 36 | 35 | 97.2 |
| 2017 | LAR | 14 | 181 | 0.00 | 40 | 38 | 95.0 | 46 | 44 | 95.7 |
| 2016 | LA | 16 | 91 | 0.00 | 22 | 19 | 86.4 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 |
| 2015 | LA | 14 | 110 | 0.00 | 30 | 20 | 66.7 | 28 | 26 | 92.9 |
| 2014 | LA | 16 | 133 | 0.00 | 30 | 24 | 80.0 | 35 | 34 | 97.1 |
| 2013 | LA | 16 | 140 | 0.00 | 28 | 26 | 92.9 | 34 | 34 | 100.0 |
| 2012 | LA | 16 | 123 | 0.00 | 31 | 23 | 74.2 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 |
